Environment & Energy Congressional Round-Up | January 6, 2025 - January 10, 2025

Highlights:

Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio), alongside Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.), and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) reintroduced the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284). The GLRI supports Great Lakes states, tribes, and communities with funding for projects that address issues like habitat loss, agricultural water pollution, and invasive species. The bill would provide an annual $500 million for the program over five years.

Reps. Nick LaLota (R-N.Y.) and Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Long Island Sound Stewardship and Restoration Act (H.R.288). If passed, the bill would reauthorize the Environmental Protection Agency’s Long Island Sound programs for five years, and support the development of new conservation programs for 12 priority habitats in the region.

ICYMI: President Biden signed several climate and environment measures into law in the final days of the 118th Congress—from drought mitigation and habitat conservation to mine remediation and increased access to public lands. Find them all in December’s Congressional Round-Ups.

To catch up on all of the recent environmental and energy legislation in Congress, read the PDF here.